| Preface |
| Acknowledgments |
| Introduction to the In-Depth Interview / Chapter 1： |
| Brief History of the Use of Oral History |
| Definition of Oral History |
| Oral History: Still a New Kid on the Block |
| Qualitative Research and Quantitative Research: Comparisons |
| The In-Depth Interview as a Qualitative Research Method |
| Differences in Ways That Disciplines Approach the In-Depth Interview |
| Uses of the Recorded In-Depth Interview |
| The Use of Narrative as a Research Strategy |
| Limitations of the Recorded Life Review |
| Special Strengths of Oral History |
| Summary |
| Recommended Reading |
| Notes |
| Oral History and Memory / Chapter 2： |
| Remembering, an Important Act for the Narrator |
| Memory-Fallible or Trustworthy? |
| Psychologists' General Findings about How Memory Works |
| Aging and Memory |
| Research Methods Concerning Individual Memory |
| Consistency of Factual Content of Long-Held Memories |
| Recall of Daily, Habitual Events versus the Single Episode |
| Consistency in Memories of Feelings |
| Consistency in Memories of Meanings |
| Moods, Emotional Needs, and Recall |
| Memories of Traumatic Experiences: Different from Ordinary Memories |
| Physical Sensation, a Spur to Remembering |
| Vivid Images, Recall, and False Memory |
| Remembering the Time |
| Differences in the Way Men and Women Remember |
| Effects of the Interviewer-Narrator Relationship on Remembering |
| Summary of Findings on Personal Memory |
| Individual Memory and Collective Memory |
| Under the Umbrella of Collective Memory: Official Memory and Popular Memory |
| Official Memory |
| Power of the Media to Create Popular Memory |
| Conclusion |
| Preparation for the Interviewing Project / Chapter 3： |
| Conceptualization of the Research Project |
| Composing the Interview Guide |
| Strategies for Questioning |
| Kinds of Words and Phrasing to Avoid |
| Selecting Narrators |
| Contacting Narrators |
| Scheduling the Interview |
| Preparing the Equipment |
| Interviewing Techniques / Chapter 4： |
| The Preliminary Meeting |
| Beginning the Interview |
| Building Rapport |
| Diminishing Rapport |
| Using Skill in Questioning |
| Coping with Troublesome Situations |
| Ending the Interview |
| Legalities and Ethics / Chapter 5： |
| Legal Issues |
| Ethical Issues |
| Interpersonal Relations in the Interview / Chapter 6： |
| Effects of the Interview on the Narrator |
| Effects of the Interview on the Interviewer |
| Effects of Race, Gender, Age, Class, Ethnicity, and Subculture |
| Effects of the Interview on People Close to the Narrator |
| Varieties of Oral History Projects: Community Studies / Chapter 7： |
| Tensions in Community Studies |
| Informational Interviews |
| Choice of Narrators |
| Involving the Community |
| Special Research Situations |
| Commissioned Research |
| Presentation of Findings |
| Looking Deeply and Critically at Your Collection of Oral Histories of a Community |
| The Importance of Place |
| Varieties of Oral History Projects: Biography / Chapter 8： |
| Biography: Literature or History? |
| Why Research and Write Biography? |
| Difference between Life History, Life Story, Autobiography, and Biography |
| Why Tell This Life Story? |
| Setting Up Interviews, Involving the Narrator |
| Effect of the Narrator's Agendas and Psychology on the Interview |
| Effect of the Interviewer's Agenda on the Interview |
| The Effect of Gender on Questions and Interpretations |
| Interviewing Friends, Enemies, and Even the Onlookers |
| The Wider World in the Interview Guide for Biography |
| Placing the Subject in the Context of Gender, Race, Class, and Culture |
| Possible Ethical Implications in Biographical Research |
| Legal Issues Specific to Biography |
| Effect of the Research on Relationships within the Subject's Family |
| Topics and Questions to Be Included in an Interview Guide |
| Varieties of Oral History Projects: Family Research / Chapter 9： |
| Finding Families for Social Science Research |
| Introduction of the Project to the Family |
| Inspiring Narrators' Interest in Participating in the Research |
| Research Strategies with Husband and Wife |
| Sensitivity to Members' Feelings versus Need to Present Evidence |
| Interviewing Techniques with Family Members |
| Use of Artifacts and Photographs in Interviewing |
| Family Folklore |
| Confronting Differences in Interpretation with the Narrator |
| Suggested Questions to Ask in Family History Research |
| Evaluation of Family Members' Oral Histories |
| Advantages of Studying Family History |
| Analysis and Interpretation / Chapter 10： |
| Analytical Approaches across Disciplines |
| A Close Look at an Individual Oral History |
| Reflections on This Interview |
| Conclusion of the Project / Chapter 11： |
| Evaluation of the Interview |
| Face Sheet and Information Sheet |
| Index to Each Tape and Master Index |
| Transcription |
| Return of the Transcript to the Narrator |
| Publication of Oral Histories |
| Citation of Oral History Interviews |
| Sharing Information |
| Sample Interview Guide / Appendix A： |
| The Oral History Association's Oral History Evaluation Guidelines / Appendix B： |
| Principles and Standards of the Oral History Association / Appendix C： |
| Oral History Excluded from Institutional Review Board (IRB) Review / Appendix D： |
| Model Record-Keeping Sheets / Appendix E： |
| Legal Release Forms / Appendix F： |
| Sample Face Sheet and Information Sheet / Appendix G： |
| Sample Tape Index / Appendix H： |
| Sample First Page of a Tape Collection's Master Index / Appendix I： |
| Instructions for Indexing a Transcript Using a Computer / Appendix J： |
| Citing the Oral Histories / Appendix K： |
| Author Index |
| Subject Index |
| About the Author |
| Preface |
| Acknowledgments |
| Introduction to the In-Depth Interview / Chapter 1： |
| Brief History of the Use of Oral History |
| Definition of Oral History |
| Oral History: Still a New Kid on the Block |
